11. Kinkaku-ji (The Gold Pavilion), originally built in the 14th c., and then rebuilt in 1955 after a crazed monk burned the original to the ground.  (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
11. Kinkaku-ji (The Gold Pavilion), originally built in the 14th c., and then rebuilt in 1955 after a crazed monk burned the original to the ground. (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
12.  Kinkaku-ji, originally built as a retirement villa and then, by the owner's will, converted into a Zen temple. (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
12. Kinkaku-ji, originally built as a retirement villa and then, by the owner's will, converted into a Zen temple. (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
13. Pathway through the Sagano Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
13. Pathway through the Sagano Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
14.  Pathway through the Sagano Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
14. Pathway through the Sagano Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
15. Typical side street in the historic Gion "geisha" district (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
15. Typical side street in the historic Gion "geisha" district (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
16. Rock garden at the Nanzen-ji Temple Complex (Kyoto, Jan., 2011)
16. Rock garden at the Nanzen-ji Temple Complex (Kyoto, Jan., 2011)
17.  Zen temple garden detail (Nanzen-ji Temple Complex, Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
17. Zen temple garden detail (Nanzen-ji Temple Complex, Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
18. Aged Wood, stone and rock at Japan's most famous rock garden, at the 15th c. Ryoan-ji Zen Temple. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
18. Aged Wood, stone and rock at Japan's most famous rock garden, at the 15th c. Ryoan-ji Zen Temple. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
19.  Boiled tofu soup at the Ryoan-ji Zen Temple Complex, on a cold, winter day. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
19. Boiled tofu soup at the Ryoan-ji Zen Temple Complex, on a cold, winter day. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
20.  Off-the-beaten-path Rock garden in early morning, w a touch of snow. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
20. Off-the-beaten-path Rock garden in early morning, w a touch of snow. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
11. Kinkaku-ji (The Gold Pavilion), originally built in the 14th c., and then rebuilt in 1955 after a crazed monk burned the original to the ground.  (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
11. Kinkaku-ji (The Gold Pavilion), originally built in the 14th c., and then rebuilt in 1955 after a crazed monk burned the original to the ground. (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
12.  Kinkaku-ji, originally built as a retirement villa and then, by the owner's will, converted into a Zen temple. (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
12. Kinkaku-ji, originally built as a retirement villa and then, by the owner's will, converted into a Zen temple. (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
13. Pathway through the Sagano Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
13. Pathway through the Sagano Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
14.  Pathway through the Sagano Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
14. Pathway through the Sagano Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
15. Typical side street in the historic Gion "geisha" district (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
15. Typical side street in the historic Gion "geisha" district (Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
16. Rock garden at the Nanzen-ji Temple Complex (Kyoto, Jan., 2011)
16. Rock garden at the Nanzen-ji Temple Complex (Kyoto, Jan., 2011)
17.  Zen temple garden detail (Nanzen-ji Temple Complex, Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
17. Zen temple garden detail (Nanzen-ji Temple Complex, Kyoto, Jan. 2011)
18. Aged Wood, stone and rock at Japan's most famous rock garden, at the 15th c. Ryoan-ji Zen Temple. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
18. Aged Wood, stone and rock at Japan's most famous rock garden, at the 15th c. Ryoan-ji Zen Temple. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
19.  Boiled tofu soup at the Ryoan-ji Zen Temple Complex, on a cold, winter day. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
19. Boiled tofu soup at the Ryoan-ji Zen Temple Complex, on a cold, winter day. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
20.  Off-the-beaten-path Rock garden in early morning, w a touch of snow. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
20. Off-the-beaten-path Rock garden in early morning, w a touch of snow. (Kyoto, Dec. 2005)
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